Fort Worth High School

1015 S. Jennings Ave. - 1911; 2001 (NR)

Formerly:Jennings Avenue Junior High School
Ernest Parker Junior High School
Ernest Parker Middle School

This classically detailed school building opened
in 1911 as Fort Worth High School. It was designed by Waller &
Field and was built by the Innis-Graham Construction Company. The
structure is 3 1/2 stories with the lowest level partially below
grade. It is constructed out of cream colored brick and uses cast
stone for the Classical details on the building. In 1918, the
school became Jennings Avenue Junior High when the new Central High School
opened a few blocks away. In 1944, the school was renamed Ernest
Parker Junior High School. Parker was a long time principal of the
high school. The name of the building was later changed to Ernest
Parker Middle School, when the Fort Worth Independent School
District realigned the school system. Parker closed its doors in
1977 and stood vacant on Jennings Avenue until the structure and an
elementary school on the site were converted into apartments. The
gymnasium building on the site was demolished to build a new, third
building. This new building blends with the two historic schools.
The name of the complex is now Parker Commons and the project opened
in 2001.